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 |
|---|---|
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
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| drivel | nonsense |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
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| bog | wet spongy ground |
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