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 |
|---|---|
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| fester | to generate pus |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |