GRE Word List
CELERITY
rapidity of motion or action
The meaning of the word celerity is rapidity of motion or action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| forebears | ancestor |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |