GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| obscure | dark |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |