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 |
|---|---|
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| obscure | dark |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| impuissance | weakness |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |