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 |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| garnish | decorate |
| residual | remainder |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| expatriate | banish |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |