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 |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |