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 |
|---|---|
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| kismet | fate |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |