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
afterlifean existence after death
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living