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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |