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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WordMeaning
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
hierarchya division of angels
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
panderto act as a pander