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 |
|---|---|
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |