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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| cohorts | companion |