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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WordMeaning
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
domicilea dwelling place : place of residence : home
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
abjureto renounce upon oath