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

WordMeaning
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
disconsolatecheerless
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building