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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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
begetto procreate as the father : sire
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
outlooka place offering a view
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
supplicantone who supplicates