GRE Word List
CONSEQUENTIAL
self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent
The meaning of the word consequential is self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swelter | (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
| inveigh | denounce; utter censure or invective; Ex. inveigh against the evils of drink |
| invulnerable | incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure |
| flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
| protrude | stick out; jut; project; Ex. protruding teeth |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| indenture | bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
| codify | arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs |
