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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WordMeaning
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea