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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ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
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