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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| provident | frugal |