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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serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
prepossessingcreating prejudice
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group