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.

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WordMeaning
bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane