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 |
|---|---|
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |