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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| impoverish | to make poor |