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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |