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 |
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trenchant | keen |
paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
quorum | a select group |
acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
rickety | affected with rickets |
ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |