GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| approbation | commendation |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |