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 |
|---|---|
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |