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 |
|---|---|
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |