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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partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
balkto refuse abruptly
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
minusculevery small