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 |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |