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

WordMeaning
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
auroraldawn
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
implodeto burst inward
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn