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 |
|---|---|
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| foppish | foolish |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |