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 |
|---|---|
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |