GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| cursive | running |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |