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Expedient
Adj.
Appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal.
Noun.
A means to an end.
Expedite
Tr.V.
1. To help or hurry the process of something.
2. Of business, to perform business quickly.
Impede
Tr. V
To hinder; to block the way of.
Pedigree
Noun.
1. A line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind.
2. A recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals.
Pedometer
Noun.
A device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps you've taken.
Antipodes
Noun.
1. Any two places on opposite sides of the earth.
2. Something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else.
Podiatry
Noun.
The study and treatment of foot ailments.
Podium
Noun.
An elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais.
Agression
Noun.
1. The act or habit of launching attacks; invasion.
2. Hostile action or behavior.
Degradation
Noun.
1. reduction in rank or status, especially of the office or dignity.
2. Lowering of moral or intellectual character.
3. Disgrace; dishonor.
Digress
Intr. V.
To stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside.
Gradation
Noun.
A systematic progression through a series of stages.
Gradient
Noun.
An incline or slope; the rate of incline.
Regress
Intr. V.
To go back; to return to a former or less developed condition.