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.

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WordMeaning
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
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clamornoisy shouting
benisonblessing
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
mischancebad luck
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nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
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