GRE Word List
EXPEDIENT
suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
The meaning of the word expedient is suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| stringent | tight |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |