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 |
|---|---|
| query | question |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| acme | the highest point or stage |