GRE Word List
JUNTA
group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)
The meaning of the word junta is group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprehensible | deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame |
| smolder | smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger |
| pummel | pommel; beat or pound with fists |
| outmoded | no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
| quiescent | dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
| squeamish | easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish. |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| anathema | solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize |
| scanty | meager; insufficient |
| slither | slip or slide |
