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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| Word | Meaning |
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| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |