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
entourageone's attendants or associates
expoundto set forth : state
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
mischancebad luck
fortuitousoccurring by chance
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse