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 |
|---|---|
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |