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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| desperate | having lost hope |