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 |
|---|---|
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| desperate | having lost hope |