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 |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |