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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |