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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sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
palliddeficient in color : wan
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
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hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze