GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |