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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| mischance | bad luck |
| farce | stuff |
| raiment | clothing |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |