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
pungentsharply painful
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
constituenta member of a constituency
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
fleeta number of warships under a single command
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
underlyinglying beneath or below