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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| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
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| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
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| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
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