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 |
|---|---|
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| shack | hut |
| trance | stupor |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |