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
satiatefilled to satiety
recuperateto get back : regain
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
durationcontinuance in time
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hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly