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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expenditurethe act or process of expending
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chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
beleaguerbesiege
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot