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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| finished | entirely done |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |