GRE Word List

TANTAMOUNT

equivalent in value, significance, or effect

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

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WordMeaning
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
compartmenta separate division or section
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery