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 |
|---|---|
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| rift | fissure |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |