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 |
|---|---|
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |