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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| fulcrum | prop |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| wreak | bring about |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |