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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| fervid | very hot : burning |