GRE Word List
ROSTRUM
raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
The meaning of the word rostrum is raised platform for speech-making; pulpit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repertoire | list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory |
| opalescent | iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence |
| convivial | pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial |
| expunge | cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase |
| panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾ |
| conspiracy | treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people) |
| wizardry | sorcery; magic |
| accrue | come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual |
| philistine | narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete |
| aberrant | abnormal or deviant |