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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| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| invalid | not valid: |