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.

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dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
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ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
rivuleta small stream