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
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
violatebreak
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
strewto spread by scattering
replenishto fill or build up again
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
declivitydownward inclination
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)