GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |