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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| microcosm | a little world |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |