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 |
|---|---|
| calculated | apt |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
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| sober | not intoxicated |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |