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 |
|---|---|
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |