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 |
|---|---|
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| ploy | escapade |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| ancillary | subordinate |