GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| retrench | cut down |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |