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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interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
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mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
bountifulliberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on