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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| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
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| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |