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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| broach | brooch |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |