Expedient | Helpful SAT Vocabulary

It's like, HEY, WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE, AND I DON'T CARE HOW, JUST DO IT.

If you expedite something, you speed it up. Expedient is pretty much like that—it describes something that is effective and helpful without regard to whether it’s 100% on the up-and-up

📚️ Definition of Expedient

Expedient (adjective): Convenient and practical for achieving a particular goal, even though it may be improper or immoral. Example: an expedient shortcut that bends the rules.

🗣️ Pronunciation of Expedient

• IPA: /ɪkˈspi.di.ənt/ (See IPA key)

• Respelling: ihk-SPEE-dee-uhnt

📰 Examples of Expedient

Here are some examples of the word expedient:

• The senator found it expedient to shift his stance on rent control when the polls shifted, even though he’d spent years arguing the opposite position.

• It seemed expedient to copy my friend’s homework, but in hindsight, I should’ve chosen a friend with an A in the class.

• In times of crisis, we may opt for what is expedient rather than what is just.

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