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 |
|---|---|
| query | question |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |