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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WordMeaning
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
carefreefree from care: such as
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
ruffiana brutal person : bully
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance