GRE Word List
CENTRIFUGAL
proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
The meaning of the word centrifugal is proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |