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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| executioner | one who executes |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |