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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compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
prepossessingcreating prejudice
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
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ameliorateto make better or more tolerable