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 |
|---|---|
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| beleaguer | besiege |