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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|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| vixen | a female fox |
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
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| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
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