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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |