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
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
abodethe place where one lives : home
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
quarantinea period of 40 days
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
writheto twist into coils or folds