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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |