GRE Word List

EXPEDITIOUS

marked by or acting with prompt efficiency

The meaning of the word expeditious is marked by or acting with prompt efficiency.

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anthropologistthe science of human beings
dissensiondisagreement
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
determinatehaving defined limits
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background