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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |