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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| edifice | building |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |