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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| throes | pang |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |