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 |
|---|---|
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| putrefy | to make putrid |