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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |