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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |