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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pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
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plightto put or give in pledge : engage
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
betrothto promise to marry
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion