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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WordMeaning
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
proletariana member of the proletariat
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid