GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |