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 |
|---|---|
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |