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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |