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.

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purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
purportedreputed
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
propellantcapable of propelling
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory