GRE Word List
CELERITY
rapidity of motion or action
The meaning of the word celerity is rapidity of motion or action.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |