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 |
|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| quench | put out |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |