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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |