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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WordMeaning
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
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disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
unearthlynot earthly: such as
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold