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
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
generalitythe quality or state of being general
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
quadrupedan animal having four feet