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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |