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 |
|---|---|
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| chafe | irritate |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| rightful | just |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |