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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |