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 |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |