GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

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

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WordMeaning
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
homespunspun or made at home
inflateddistended with air or gas
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
itineranttraveling from place to place
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle