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
thespianactor
vergebrink
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
sleeperone that sleeps
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it