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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| sibling | sib |
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| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |