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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |