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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
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| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| grotesque | a 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 |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| irate | roused to ire |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |