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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |