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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| dart | a light spear |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |