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 |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |