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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| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |