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 |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |