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 |
|---|---|
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |