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 |
|---|---|
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |