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 |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |