GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decipher | decode |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |