GRE Word List
COUP
a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
The meaning of the word coup is a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |