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 |
|---|---|
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |