GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |