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

WordMeaning
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
delveexcavate
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)