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 |
|---|---|
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| minuscule | very small |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |