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 |
|---|---|
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| spoof | deceive |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |