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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |