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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| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |