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 |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| concentric | having a common center |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |