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 |
|---|---|
| implode | to burst inward |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |