GRE Word List

VELOCITY

quickness of motion : speed

The meaning of the word velocity is quickness of motion : speed.

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WordMeaning
fortuitousoccurring by chance
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth