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 |
|---|---|
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |