GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| overweening | arrogant |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |