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 |
|---|---|
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |