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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propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
entourage | one's attendants or associates |
mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
narrative | something that is narrated : story |
pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |