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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| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| connoisseur | expert |