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 |
|---|---|
| upright | perpendicular |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |