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 |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| defer | put off |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| congenial | pleasant |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |