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
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
nourishnurture
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
lewdobscene
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
scotchscottish
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
slanderto utter slander against : defame
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued