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 |
|---|---|
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| lax | loose |