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 |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| dour | stern |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| condign | deserved |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |