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
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
progenydescendants
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
neophytea new convert : proselyte
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
limpto walk lamely