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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| convention | agreement |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |