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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| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
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| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| brazen | made of brass |
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