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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
abnegation | denial |
turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
defalcate | deduct |
brisk | keenly alert : lively |