GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

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

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retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
fulcrumprop
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice