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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| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |