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 |
|---|---|
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |