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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| denomination | an act of denominating |