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 |
|---|---|
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| steep | lofty |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |