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 |
|---|---|
| dingy | dirty |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |