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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WordMeaning
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
plauditan act or round of applause
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
subsistencereal being : existence
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing