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 |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |