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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |