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 |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |