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 |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| passe | past one's prime |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |