GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |