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 |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| categorical | absolute |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| flighty | swift |