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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provisionthe act or process of providing
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
engenderbeget
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken