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 |
|---|---|
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| leery | suspicious |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |