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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| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
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| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |