One-word substitution (vocabulary): One who does not care for literature or art Choose the single best word that exactly matches the definition.
Verbal Ability
One Word Substitutes
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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APrimitive
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BIlliterate
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CPhilistine
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DBarbarian
Answer
Correct Answer: Philistine
Explanation
Given data
- Description: a person indifferent or hostile to culture, art, and literature.
Reasoning through optionsPhilistine — a person who is indifferent to or despises art and culture; precise match.Illiterate — unable to read/write; not about valuing art.Primitive/Barbarian — pejorative historical/cultural labels; not the idiomatic term for cultural indifference.
Final AnswerPhilistine