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 |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |