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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conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
durationcontinuance in time
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
prepossessingcreating prejudice
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action