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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |