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
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
cullto select from a group : choose
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
irateroused to ire
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue