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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| aptitude | inclination |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |