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 |
|---|---|
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |