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 |
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| arid | excessively dry |
| actuary | clerk |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
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| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
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