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 |
|---|---|
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| onus | burden |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |