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 |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
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| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |