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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extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
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factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
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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 |