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
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
steeplofty
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
auroraldawn