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 |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| purported | reputed |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
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| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |