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 |
|---|---|
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| spate | freshet |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |