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 |
|---|---|
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |