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 |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| debut | a first appearance |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| duration | continuance in time |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |