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.

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WordMeaning
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
inequityinjustice
inertlacking the power to move
obsessivetending to cause obsession
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
seemlygood-looking
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper