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 |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| categorical | absolute |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| sidetrack | siding |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |