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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
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| provenance | origin |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |