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.

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corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
martineta strict disciplinarian
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
gapeto open the mouth wide
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication