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 |
|---|---|
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| natal | native |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |