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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |