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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| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |