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    expedient

    US /ɪkˈspidiənt/

    ・

    UK /ɪkˈspi:diənt/

    B2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveAppropriate in a situation that requires action
    It would be expedient if we could get the data in the next couple of days

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    Trump's Lightning-Fast Tariffs: The Legal Logistics Behind His Process | WSJ

    05:07Trump's Lightning-Fast Tariffs: The Legal Logistics Behind His Process | WSJ
    • The same day as Trump's tariff announcement, we saw the Senate pass a resolution challenging the president's authority to use the IEPA law on Canada, because they thought that was most politically expedient.

      The same day as Trump's tariff announcement, we saw the Senate pass a resolution challenging the president's authority to use the IEPA law on Canada, because they thought that was most politically expedient.

    • The same day as Trump's tariff announcement, we saw the Senate pass a resolution challenging the President's authority to use the IEPA law on Canada because they thought that was most politically expedient.

      The same day as Trump's tariff announcement, we saw the Senate pass a resolution challenging the President's authority to use the IEPA law on Canada because they thought that was most politically expedient.

    B2

    Naval Legends - USS Kidd

    13:02Naval Legends - USS Kidd
    • All expedient equipment was designed in order to help the crew to repair any damage possible.

      All expedient equipment was designed in order to help the crew to repair any damage possible.

    • all expedient equipment was designed in order to help the crew to repair any damage possible

      all expedient equipment was designed in order to help the crew to repair any damage possible

    B2

    Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

    11:45Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
    • Germany's war plan, the Schlieffen Plan, required that it invade France in the most expedient way possible, which as you can see is via Belgium.

      Germany's war plan, the Schlieffen Plan, required that it invade France in the most expedient way possible, which as you can see is via Belgium.

    • required that it invade France in the most expedient way possible,

      required that it invade France in the most expedient way possible,

    B1

    Next generation co packaged optics systems

    16:10Next generation co packaged optics systems
    • But in this case, it was a more expedient, lower cost methodology to do it and it made more sense.

      But in this case, it was a more expedient, lower cost methodology to do it and it made more sense.

    • Um, but in this case, it was, uh, a more expedient, lower-cost methodology to do it,

      Um, but in this case, it was, uh, a more expedient, lower-cost methodology to do it,

    B1

    Why NATO isn't jumping to help Trump with Iran

    05:16Why NATO isn't jumping to help Trump with Iran
    • Well, I think, having spent the day in London, there is a growing realisation, particularly in this Labour government, that quarreling with President Trump, while it might seem politically expedient, could have a very high price tag after this war is over.

      Well, I think, having spent the day in London, there is a growing realisation, particularly in this Labour government, that quarreling with President Trump, while it might seem politically expedient, could have a very high price tag after this war is over.

    • Well, I think, having spent the day in London, that there is a growing realization, particularly in this Labour government, that quarreling with President Trump, while it might seem politically expedient, could have a very high price tag after this war is over.

      Well, I think, having spent the day in London, that there is a growing realization, particularly in this Labour government, that quarreling with President Trump, while it might seem politically expedient, could have a very high price tag after this war is over.

    B1

    500 Most Common English Words | British Vocabulary and Pronunciation | Part 14

    42:17500 Most Common English Words | British Vocabulary and Pronunciation |  Part 14
    • Caress caress carp cup cartridge cartridge cask cask cataract cataract caterpillar caterpillar cathedral cathedral cauliflower cauliflower catastrophe catastrophe cavalry cavalry seed seed celery celery census census cessation cessation chaste chaste chatter chatter chirp chirp chisel chisel chivalrous chivalrous cord cord cipher cipher clad clad clang clang clasp clasp clatter clatter clench clench clod clod clove clove clumsiness clumsiness clutch clutch course coax coax cobbler cobbler cod code cod liver cod liver cognition cognition coil coil collaborate collaborate cult colt combustible combustible comet comet commence commence commotion commotion compel compel compile compile compliance compliance compose compose compress compress comprise comprise concession concession conciliate conciliate concord concord condensed condensed confederate confederate conferring confer confiscate confiscate conform conform conjecture conjecture conjunction conjunction consensus consensus consignment consignment consternation consternation constituent constituent constrain constrain construe construe consume consume contend contend contentment contentment continual continual contraceptive contraceptive contrivance contrivance convey convey cooperate cooperate coordinate coordinate coral coral coronation coronation correspond correspond cozy cosy countess countess crater crater crayfish crayfish crease crease creche creche credulous credulous crescent crescent crest crest croak croak crochet crochet crockery crockery crumple crumple crusade crusade cudgel cudgel current current cutlery cutlery cutlet cutlet cyber cyber Cyprus Cyprus daffodil daffodil dainty dainty dandelion dandelion Dane Dane dangle dangle days days debit debit deceit deceit deduce deduce default default defer defer defiance defiance deficiency deficiency deform deformity defrost defrost degenerate degenerate degradation degradation deity deity dejection dejection delicacy delicacy deluge deluge demolish demolish demure demure deplorable deplorable deport deport deprivation deprivation deride deride desirable desirable desolate desolate despot despot deter deter detergent detergent detriment detriment devolution devolution diarrhea diarrhea dilate dilate diligence diligence diminish diminish disapproval disapproval disbelief disbelief discard discard disciple disciple discomfort discomfort discredit discredit dismal dismal dispatch dispatch dissatisfaction dissatisfaction domicile domicile dormitory dormitory dowry dowry drape drape drizzle drizzle drone drone drought drought drowsy drowsy dusk dusk Dutch Dutch dynasty dynasty dysentery dysentery earnings earnings easel easel edible edible egoism egoism embankment embankment embark embark embroider embroider empower empower endorse endorse enrich enrich entail entail envisage envisage er er escalator escalator evasion evasion excel excel exemption exempt exhale exhale expedient expedient expend expend extinct extinct fable fable facilitate facilitate falcon falcon fastidious fastidious fathom falcon feet feet feeble feeble ferocious ferocious fiber fiber fiddle fiddle fig thick fillet fillet flake flake flask flask flippers flippers flourish flourish flute flute foliage foliage fortress fortress frenzy frenzy funnel funnel guild guild gills gills google google giraffe giraffe girdle girdle gloss gloss gnat gnat go between go between grope grope guile guile gust gust haphazard haphazard harness harness haze haze half half hedge hedge helm helm heritage heritage heron heron herring herring hugh hugh hijack hijack hind hind hurdle hurdle hurl hurl hybrid hybrid icicle icicle ignoble ignoble illuminate illuminate imaginable imaginable immense immense imminent imminent immobile immobile immoderate immoderate impatience impatience impossibility impossibility imprison imprison improbable improbable imprudence imprudence impure impure inaccessible inaccessible inaccurate inaccurate inaudible inaudible inaugurate inaugurate inclination inclination incomparable incomparable incompatible incompatible incomprehensible incomprehensible indecent indecent indictment indictment indifference indifference indigestion indigestion infantry infantry inflame inflame inflict inflict influenza influenza ingenious ingenious inhabit inhabit inhuman inhuman innumerable innumerable inoculate inoculate inoffensive inoffensive impatient impatient inquire inquire inscribe inscribe insensible insensible inseparable inseparable insolence insolence installment installment insufficient insufficient insular insular insulation insulation interact interact intermediary intermediary intolerable intolerable intoxicate intoxicate invaluable invaluable Invariable invariable Irreparable irreparable irreplaceable irreplaceable Jackal jackal Jolly Jolly Jubilee Jubilee Judicial judicial Tattered tattered Baffle baffle Juggle juggle Justification justification Languish languish Lark lark Lateral lateral lattice lattice leaden leaden leech leech Livelihood livelihood Loneliness Loneliness Madden Madden Maggot maggot Malignant malignant malnutrition malnutrition Mandate Mandate manhood manhood Maneuver Maneuver Manpower Manpower Mayor Mare Marvel Marvel Mayonnaise mayonnaise Measles measles Mediate Mediate Melancholy melancholy Minimize Minimize Miscalculate Miscalculate Mischief mischief Misty Misty Misuse misuse Monastery Monastery More more Mortify Mortify Mo mo Multicultural Multicultural Mutton Mutton Navigable navigable Nitrogen Nitrogen Nobility Nobility Non stop non stop Novice novice Noxious noxious Null null Nutshell Nutchell Oats oats Obstinacy obstinacy Obstruct obstruct Odious odious Odor Odor offhand offhand onset onset Onward Onward Opaque opaque optical optical orator orator orchid orchid or ostrich ostrich padlock podlock pagan pagan palate palate Partridge partridge peacock peacock pete pete Pedigree pedigree Penetrate Penetrate Peril peril perish perish Perpetual perpetual perseverance Perseverance Pest pest pheasant pheasant Pickpocket pickpocket Pier Pier Placard placard Placid placid Plank plank Plough plough pluck pluck Poacher poach Pollute pollute Porcelain Porcelain Poor poor Porous porous Portuguese Portuguese Potent Potent Poultry Poultry Precarious Precarious Predicament Predicament Preface Preface.

      Caress caress carp cup cartridge cartridge cask cask cataract cataract caterpillar caterpillar cathedral cathedral cauliflower cauliflower catastrophe catastrophe cavalry cavalry seed seed celery celery census census cessation cessation chaste chaste chatter chatter chirp chirp chisel chisel chivalrous chivalrous cord cord cipher cipher clad clad clang clang clasp clasp clatter clatter clench clench clod clod clove clove clumsiness clumsiness clutch clutch course coax coax cobbler cobbler cod code cod liver cod liver cognition cognition coil coil collaborate collaborate cult colt combustible combustible comet comet commence commence commotion commotion compel compel compile compile compliance compliance compose compose compress compress comprise comprise concession concession conciliate conciliate concord concord condensed condensed confederate confederate conferring confer confiscate confiscate conform conform conjecture conjecture conjunction conjunction consensus consensus consignment consignment consternation consternation constituent constituent constrain constrain construe construe consume consume contend contend contentment contentment continual continual contraceptive contraceptive contrivance contrivance convey convey cooperate cooperate coordinate coordinate coral coral coronation coronation correspond correspond cozy cosy countess countess crater crater crayfish crayfish crease crease creche creche credulous credulous crescent crescent crest crest croak croak crochet crochet crockery crockery crumple crumple crusade crusade cudgel cudgel current current cutlery cutlery cutlet cutlet cyber cyber Cyprus Cyprus daffodil daffodil dainty dainty dandelion dandelion Dane Dane dangle dangle days days debit debit deceit deceit deduce deduce default default defer defer defiance defiance deficiency deficiency deform deformity defrost defrost degenerate degenerate degradation degradation deity deity dejection dejection delicacy delicacy deluge deluge demolish demolish demure demure deplorable deplorable deport deport deprivation deprivation deride deride desirable desirable desolate desolate despot despot deter deter detergent detergent detriment detriment devolution devolution diarrhea diarrhea dilate dilate diligence diligence diminish diminish disapproval disapproval disbelief disbelief discard discard disciple disciple discomfort discomfort discredit discredit dismal dismal dispatch dispatch dissatisfaction dissatisfaction domicile domicile dormitory dormitory dowry dowry drape drape drizzle drizzle drone drone drought drought drowsy drowsy dusk dusk Dutch Dutch dynasty dynasty dysentery dysentery earnings earnings easel easel edible edible egoism egoism embankment embankment embark embark embroider embroider empower empower endorse endorse enrich enrich entail entail envisage envisage er er escalator escalator evasion evasion excel excel exemption exempt exhale exhale expedient expedient expend expend extinct extinct fable fable facilitate facilitate falcon falcon fastidious fastidious fathom falcon feet feet feeble feeble ferocious ferocious fiber fiber fiddle fiddle fig thick fillet fillet flake flake flask flask flippers flippers flourish flourish flute flute foliage foliage fortress fortress frenzy frenzy funnel funnel guild guild gills gills google google giraffe giraffe girdle girdle gloss gloss gnat gnat go between go between grope grope guile guile gust gust haphazard haphazard harness harness haze haze half half hedge hedge helm helm heritage heritage heron heron herring herring hugh hugh hijack hijack hind hind hurdle hurdle hurl hurl hybrid hybrid icicle icicle ignoble ignoble illuminate illuminate imaginable imaginable immense immense imminent imminent immobile immobile immoderate immoderate impatience impatience impossibility impossibility imprison imprison improbable improbable imprudence imprudence impure impure inaccessible inaccessible inaccurate inaccurate inaudible inaudible inaugurate inaugurate inclination inclination incomparable incomparable incompatible incompatible incomprehensible incomprehensible indecent indecent indictment indictment indifference indifference indigestion indigestion infantry infantry inflame inflame inflict inflict influenza influenza ingenious ingenious inhabit inhabit inhuman inhuman innumerable innumerable inoculate inoculate inoffensive inoffensive impatient impatient inquire inquire inscribe inscribe insensible insensible inseparable inseparable insolence insolence installment installment insufficient insufficient insular insular insulation insulation interact interact intermediary intermediary intolerable intolerable intoxicate intoxicate invaluable invaluable Invariable invariable Irreparable irreparable irreplaceable irreplaceable Jackal jackal Jolly Jolly Jubilee Jubilee Judicial judicial Tattered tattered Baffle baffle Juggle juggle Justification justification Languish languish Lark lark Lateral lateral lattice lattice leaden leaden leech leech Livelihood livelihood Loneliness Loneliness Madden Madden Maggot maggot Malignant malignant malnutrition malnutrition Mandate Mandate manhood manhood Maneuver Maneuver Manpower Manpower Mayor Mare Marvel Marvel Mayonnaise mayonnaise Measles measles Mediate Mediate Melancholy melancholy Minimize Minimize Miscalculate Miscalculate Mischief mischief Misty Misty Misuse misuse Monastery Monastery More more Mortify Mortify Mo mo Multicultural Multicultural Mutton Mutton Navigable navigable Nitrogen Nitrogen Nobility Nobility Non stop non stop Novice novice Noxious noxious Null null Nutshell Nutchell Oats oats Obstinacy obstinacy Obstruct obstruct Odious odious Odor Odor offhand offhand onset onset Onward Onward Opaque opaque optical optical orator orator orchid orchid or ostrich ostrich padlock podlock pagan pagan palate palate Partridge partridge peacock peacock pete pete Pedigree pedigree Penetrate Penetrate Peril peril perish perish Perpetual perpetual perseverance Perseverance Pest pest pheasant pheasant Pickpocket pickpocket Pier Pier Placard placard Placid placid Plank plank Plough plough pluck pluck Poacher poach Pollute pollute Porcelain Porcelain Poor poor Porous porous Portuguese Portuguese Potent Potent Poultry Poultry Precarious Precarious Predicament Predicament Preface Preface.

    • Expedient.

      Expedient.

    C2

    8 Ways Ice Cube's War of the Worlds Gets It Totally Wrong

    13:468 Ways Ice Cube's War of the Worlds Gets It Totally Wrong
    • Nearly every line of Rich Lee's film is pure exposition, a mercilessly expedient way to get from plot point A to plot point B in the shortest amount of time possible.

      Nearly every line of Rich Lee's film is pure exposition, a mercilessly expedient way to get from plot point A to plot point B in the shortest amount of time possible.

    • Nearly every line of Rich Lee's film is pure exposition, a mercily, expedient way to get from plot point A to plot point B in the shortest amount of time possible.

      Nearly every line of Rich Lee's film is pure exposition, a mercily, expedient way to get from plot point A to plot point B in the shortest amount of time possible.

    B1

    Farewell Address to the American People

    51:26Farewell Address to the American People
    • That's why we cannot withdraw—that's why we cannot withdraw from big global fights to expand democracy and human rights and women's rights and LGBT rights, no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem.

      That's why we cannot withdraw—that's why we cannot withdraw from big global fights to expand democracy and human rights and women's rights and LGBT rights, no matter how imperfect our efforts, no matter how expedient ignoring such values may seem.

    • expedient ignoring such values may seem, that's

      expedient ignoring such values may seem, that's

    B1

    The Choice is Ours (2016) Official Full Version

    37:21The Choice is Ours (2016) Official Full Version
    • Self-erecting structures would be expedient in the construction of industrial plants, apartments, and

      Self-erecting structures would be expedient in the construction of industrial plants, apartments, and

    • Self-erecting structures would be expedient

      Self-erecting structures would be expedient

    B1

    Part 3 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 12-16)

    14:48Part 3 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 12-16)
    • and I could not free it: I bethought myself an expedient.

      and I could not free it: I bethought myself an expedient.

    • and I could not free it: I bethought myself an expedient.

      and I could not free it: I bethought myself an expedient.

    B1