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 |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |