GRE Word List
MOMENTOUS
having great or lasting importance : consequential
The meaning of the word momentous is having great or lasting importance : consequential.
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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
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| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
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