GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |