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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| leave-taking | departure |