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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| modish | fashionable |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |