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 |
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| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |