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 |
|---|---|
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |