GRE Word List
CELERITY
rapidity of motion or action
The meaning of the word celerity is rapidity of motion or action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prank | trick |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |