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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |