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 |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| laud | praise |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |