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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WordMeaning
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
sleightdeceitful craftiness
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
fienddevil
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body