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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| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
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| strew | to spread by scattering |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
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| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |