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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subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious