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 |
|---|---|
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
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| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
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