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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irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
spatefreshet
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constraintthe act of constraining
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
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badinageplayful repartee : banter
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