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 |
|---|---|
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| provenance | origin |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |