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.

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vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
cringeto recoil in distaste
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk