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 |
|---|---|
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| freebooter | pirate |
| condign | deserved |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
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| novelty | something new or unusual |