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 |
|---|---|
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |