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 |
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| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |