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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |