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 |
|---|---|
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |