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 |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| parlance | speech |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |