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 |
|---|---|
| transcendental | transcendent |
| render | to melt down |
| natal | native |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| aver | to declare positively |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| delusive | likely to delude |