GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

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

Random words

WordMeaning
wagto be in motion : stir
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
innovationa new idea, method, or device : novelty
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual