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.

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WordMeaning
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
irksometending to irk : tedious
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
headlongheadfirst
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus