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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |