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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
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| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |