GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |