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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maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
modish | fashionable |
corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |