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 |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |