GRE Word List

CONCENTRIC

having a common center

The meaning of the word concentric is having a common center.

Random words

WordMeaning
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
welterwrithe
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted