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.
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| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
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| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
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| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
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