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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| asunder | into parts |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |