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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WordMeaning
overseesurvey
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
laxloose
nubileof marriageable condition or age
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke