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
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
encircleto form a circle around : surround
colloquyconversation
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
pursea small bag for money
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as