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

WordMeaning
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
malignanttending to produce death or deterioration
shearto cut off the hair from
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith