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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|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| aver | to declare positively |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
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| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
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