GRE Word List
MOMENTOUS
having great or lasting importance : consequential
The meaning of the word momentous is having great or lasting importance : consequential.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |