GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |