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 |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| devious | wandering |