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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| pliant | pliable |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| nib | bill |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |