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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| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
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| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
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| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |