GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.

Random words

WordMeaning
modulateto tune to a key or pitch
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
yoretime past and especially long past
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
slakesubside
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
alleviaterelieve
inhibitto prohibit from doing something