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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |