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 |
|---|---|
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| slake | subside |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |