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
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
callousbeing hardened and thickened
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association