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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| Word | Meaning |
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| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
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| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
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| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |