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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| Word | Meaning |
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| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |