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 |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| opus | work |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |