GRE Word List
CENTRIFUGAL
radiating; departing from the center
The meaning of the word centrifugal is radiating; departing from the center.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concentric | having a common center |
| benign | kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor |
| bucolic | rustic; pastoral |
| impute | attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation |
| colossal | huge |
| ventilate | admit fresh air into to replace stale air |
| rote | repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote |
| nausea | feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness |
| inveigle | deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly |
| apocryphal | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
