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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humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet