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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |