GRE Word List
JUNTA
a council or committee for political or governmental purposes
The meaning of the word junta is a council or committee for political or governmental purposes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |