GRE Word List
TRIBUNE
a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
The meaning of the word tribune is a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |