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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
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| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| connoisseur | expert |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
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