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 |
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| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| distend | extend |