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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| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
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| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
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