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 |
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| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| mortician | undertaker |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| refrain | curb |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |