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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
paradigmexample
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
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