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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |