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
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|---|---|
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| scion | descendant |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |