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 |
|---|---|
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| lax | loose |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| license | permission to act |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| savant | a person of learning |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |