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 |
|---|---|
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| osseous | bony |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |