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 |
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| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |