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 |
|---|---|
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |