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 |
|---|---|
| overwhelm | upset |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
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| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| encumber | weigh down |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |