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One-word substitution (vocabulary): One who does not care for literature or art Choose the single best word that exactly matches the definition.

Difficulty: Easy

Primitive
Illiterate
Philistine
Barbarian

Correct Answer: Philistine

Explanation:

Given data

Description: a person indifferent or hostile to culture, art, and literature.

Reasoning through options
Philistine — 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 Answer
Philistine

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