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 |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| duration | continuance in time |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| collate | to compare critically |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |