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 |
|---|---|
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| inequity | injustice |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| seemly | good-looking |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |