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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WordMeaning
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
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aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
underlyinglying beneath or below
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service