GRE Word List
JUNCTURE
a point of time
The meaning of the word juncture is a point of time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| sidetrack | siding |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |