GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

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

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WordMeaning
dissonancelack of agreement
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
overwhelmupset
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
callousbeing hardened and thickened