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 |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |