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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inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
pedagogue | teacher |
conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |