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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| exploit | deed |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |