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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |