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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |