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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virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
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meandera winding path or course
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
interloperone that interlopes: such as
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
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