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 |
|---|---|
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |