GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |