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 |
|---|---|
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| canny | clever |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |