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 |
|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |