GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| warrant | sanction |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |