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 |
|---|---|
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| commune | talk over |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |