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 |
|---|---|
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| congruent | congruous |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |