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
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
giddydizzy
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads