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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| duration | continuance in time |