GRE Word List
CONSEQUENTIAL
of the nature of a secondary result : indirect
The meaning of the word consequential is of the nature of a secondary result : indirect.
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| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
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