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 |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| nib | bill |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| oversee | survey |
| juncture | a point of time |