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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |