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
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
braga pompous or boastful statement
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form