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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |