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juncture

nounCommon GRE wordMore J words

a particular point in time, especially one of significance or decision

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Juncture in a sentence

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At this critical juncture, the company must decide whether to expand or consolidate.

Synonyms
pointmomentcrossroads
Antonyms

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Juncture (noun) means a particular point in time, especially one of significance or decision
Here is juncture used in an example sentence: "At this critical juncture, the company must decide whether to expand or consolidate."
Common synonyms for juncture include point, moment, crossroads.
Juncture is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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