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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| Word | Meaning |
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| resign | relegate |
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| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
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| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| demure | reserved |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |