GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| overwhelm | upset |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |