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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |