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 |
|---|---|
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| recast | to cast again |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| fleck | streak |