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 |
|---|---|
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |