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.
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| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
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| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
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| patent | open to public inspection |
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