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 |
|---|---|
| humdrum | monotonous |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| nomenclature | name |