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 |
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| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| flighty | swift |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |