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 |
|---|---|
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| throes | pang |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |