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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |