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 |
|---|---|
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| dissension | disagreement |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |