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 |
|---|---|
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |