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 |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| gnarl | snarl |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| conflagration | fire |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |