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 |
|---|---|
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |