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 |
|---|---|
| solicitor | one that solicits |
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| grunt | to utter a grunt |
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| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
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| 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 |