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 |
|---|---|
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| poise | balance |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| calorific | caloric |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |