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 |
|---|---|
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |