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 |
|---|---|
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |