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.
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| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |