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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exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
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nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
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swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)