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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cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
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earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
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vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
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