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.
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| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |