Although it was expedient to reuse old data, the scientists insisted on collecting fresh samples for accuracy.
虽然重复使用旧数据很方便，但科学家们坚持收集新样本以确保准确性。
Which choice best defines “expedient”?
D — Convenient but possibly improper.. “expedient” means Convenient but possibly improper..
Which word means “Convenient but possibly improper.”?
B — expedient. “expedient” means Convenient but possibly improper..
expedient — Convenient but possibly improper.. In Chinese: 权宜的；便利的.
expedient is pronounced //ɪkˈspiːdiənt//.
Although it was expedient to reuse old data, the scientists insisted on collecting fresh samples for accuracy. (虽然重复使用旧数据很方便，但科学家们坚持收集新样本以确保准确性。)
practical, advantageous, convenient — all close in meaning to expedient (Convenient but possibly improper.).
impractical, inconvenient — each the opposite of expedient (Convenient but possibly improper.).
Yes. expedient is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex(出) + ped(脚) → 让脚脱困 → 应急之策。