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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |