GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| gnarl | snarl |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |