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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| wanton | merciless |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |