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
foregoto go before : precede
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
rationa food allowance for one day
singularof or relating to a separate person or thing : individual
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness