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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apprehend | arrest |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |