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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pilfersteal
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
overturnto cause to turn over : upset
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark