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 |
|---|---|
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |