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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |