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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| scotch | scottish |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |