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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| seemly | good-looking |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |