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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| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
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| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
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