GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |