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
  • A
    Primitive
  • B
    Illiterate
  • C
    Philistine
  • D
    Barbarian

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

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