GRE Word List
MOMENTOUS
having great or lasting importance : consequential
The meaning of the word momentous is having great or lasting importance : consequential.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| 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 |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| hardy | bold |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |