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 |
|---|---|
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| antecede | precede |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |