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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repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
emanateto come out from a source
savoryhaving savor: such as
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course