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 |
|---|---|
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| violate | break |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| ovation | a 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 |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |