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

WordMeaning
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
anachronisman error in chronology
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
trekto make one's way arduously
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse