GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| quisling | traitor |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |