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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| concentric | having a common center |
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| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
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| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| irate | roused to ire |