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 |
|---|---|
| grotto | cave |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| trance | stupor |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |