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 |
|---|---|
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| figment | something made up or contrived |