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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| dilute | attenuate |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| evenhanded | fair |