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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |