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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WordMeaning
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
extrudeto force, press, or push out
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
purgeto clear of guilt
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction