GRE Word List
CONCENTRIC
having a common center
The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| jug | pitcher; container for holding liquids |
| musty | stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| pan | criticize harshly |
| junta | group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force) |
| pariah | social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah |
| voracious | ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader |
| debonair | (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition |
| freebooter | pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
