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
bara 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)
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
callousbeing hardened and thickened
vintnera wine merchant
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
collateto compare critically