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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| Word | Meaning |
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| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
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