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 |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |