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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WordMeaning
passiveacted upon by an external agency
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
dieto pass from physical life : expire
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
irksometending to irk : tedious
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
minutiaea minute or minor detail
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric