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 |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| steep | lofty |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| auroral | dawn |