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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| submerge | to put under water |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |