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 |
|---|---|
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |