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 |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| debut | a first appearance |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| commune | talk over |