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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |