GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

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

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WordMeaning
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
obesehaving excessive body fat
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil