GRE Word List
CONTINGENT
dependent on or conditioned by something else
The meaning of the word contingent is dependent on or conditioned by something else.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catechism | oral instruction |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |