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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| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |