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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apostateone who commits apostasy
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
fraileasily led into evil
riderone that rides
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
proletariana member of the proletariat
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
ciliatedpossessing cilia
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance