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 |
|---|---|
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| repercussion | reflection |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |