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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |