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.

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WordMeaning
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
irateroused to ire
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy