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 |
|---|---|
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| brawny | muscular |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |