GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |