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.

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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
scurriloususing or given to coarse language
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
ephemerallasting a very short time
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly