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 |
|---|---|
| patent | open to public inspection |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |