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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| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
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| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |