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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| dire | exciting horror |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |