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 |
|---|---|
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| portly | dignified |
| delve | excavate |