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 |
|---|---|
| haven | harbor |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| imbibe | drink |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| humdrum | monotonous |