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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graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
ensconceshelter
gustythe sensation of taste
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context