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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gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
sojourna temporary stay
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts