GRE Word List
EXPEDIENT
suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient
The meaning of the word expedient is suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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galley | low ship with sails (rowed along by slaves) |
abide | dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people. |
ulcer | sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate |
felicity | happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous |
numismatist | person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals |
explicate | explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable |
amenities | convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies |
tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
chaste | morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere |
sarcasm | cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic |