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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |