GRE Word List

ROSTRUM

an ancient Roman platform for public orators

The meaning of the word rostrum is an ancient Roman platform for public orators.

Random words

WordMeaning
corpusclea minute particle
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
willowyabounding with willows
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes