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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| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |