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
outstripto go faster or farther than
conceitfavorable opinion
farcestuff
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
patentopen to public inspection