GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| approbation | commendation |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |