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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WordMeaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route