GRE Word List
PHILISTINE
a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
The meaning of the word philistine is a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |