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 |
|---|---|
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| intermediary | mediator |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |