GRE Word List
MOMENTOUS
having great or lasting importance : consequential
The meaning of the word momentous is having great or lasting importance : consequential.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recast | to cast again |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |