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 |
|---|---|
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |