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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| veracious | truthful |
| forebears | ancestor |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |