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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expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
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luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
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legerdemainsleight of hand
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
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