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 |
|---|---|
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| raspy | harsh |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |