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
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
horticulturalthe science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
outspokendirect and open in speech or expression : frank
disquietudeanxiety
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
leave-takingdeparture
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)