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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |