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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
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| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |