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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| devious | wandering |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |