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 |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| expatriate | banish |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |