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
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
queasycausing nausea
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
carriondead and putrefying flesh
maneuvera military or naval movement
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion