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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WordMeaning
wreakbring about
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
understateto represent as less than is the case
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support