GRE Word List

JUNCTURE

a point of time

The meaning of the word juncture is a point of time.

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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
prosperousauspicious
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
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courtthe residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful