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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |