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 |
|---|---|
| antiquity | ancient times |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |