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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| replicate | duplicate |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |