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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| stench | stink |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| shack | hut |