GRE Word List

FORUM

the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business

The meaning of the word forum is the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business.

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cursiverunning
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body