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 |
|---|---|
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |