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 |
|---|---|
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| ensconce | shelter |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |