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
overthrowoverturn
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
waifa stray person or animal
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
featurethe structure, form, or appearance especially of a person
fabricateinvent
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
founderone that founds or establishes