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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
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| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |