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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WordMeaning
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
affectedartificial; pretended
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
appeasepacify
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
conventionalformed by agreement or compact