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 |
|---|---|
| meander | a winding path or course |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |