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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |