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
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tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
colloquy | conversation |
furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
purse | a small bag for money |
veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |