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 |
|---|---|
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |