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 |
|---|---|
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| debut | a first appearance |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |