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 |
|---|---|
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |