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
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pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |