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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impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
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seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it