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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| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
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| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| wreak | bring about |
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| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
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