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 |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |