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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WordMeaning
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
mustyimpaired by damp or mildew : moldy
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head