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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| influx | a coming in |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |