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.

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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
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litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
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