expedient

Day 24Level 2

ik-SPEE-dee-uhnt

worthwhile

appropriate, worthwhile

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

suitable, advantageous, opportune, fit

Antonyms:

inappropriate, improper

Example Sentence:

Paul found it expedient to make social contacts with his managers as well as colleagues.

Related Words

endure, remain

uh-BAHYD

to endure; to remain

hostility

aan-TIH-puh-thee

hostility; a strong feeling of dislike

contradict

bih-LYE

to give a false impression of ; to misrepresent

blunt

bruhsk

rough and abrupt in manner

frank

KAAN-did

frank; honest in speech

council

KAW-kuhs

a group of people of similar interests in an organization