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 |
|---|---|
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| fluke | flatfish |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |