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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |