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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WordMeaning
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
insensatelacking sense or understanding
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious