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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| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
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| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
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