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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WordMeaning
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
brazenmade of brass
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
diversediffering from one another : unlike
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work