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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |