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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |