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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maverickan unbranded range animal
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
dissensiondisagreement
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
invoketo petition for help or support