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

WordMeaning
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
dronea stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says