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 |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |