GRE Word List
CENTRIPETAL
proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
The meaning of the word centripetal is proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| benison | blessing |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |