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 |
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tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
boost | to push or shove up from below |
composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
abortive | prematurely born |