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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| mendicant | beggar |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| rider | one that rides |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |