GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bacchanal | orgy |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |