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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| colloquy | conversation |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |