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 |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| ovation | a 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 |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| colloquy | conversation |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |