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 |
|---|---|
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| farce | stuff |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| patent | open to public inspection |