GRE Word List

TANTAMOUNT

equivalent in value, significance, or effect

The meaning of the word tantamount is equivalent in value, significance, or effect.

Random words

WordMeaning
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
accostto approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
nubileof marriageable condition or age
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite