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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |