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

WordMeaning
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
oligarchygovernment by the few
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
rarefiedbeing less dense
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors