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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| Word | Meaning |
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| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| irate | roused to ire |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |