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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| disclose | to make known or public |