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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |