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
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
traverseto go or travel across or over
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree