GRE Word List
VELOCITY
quickness of motion : speed
The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |