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
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| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
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| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
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