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 |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| wry | twist |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |