GRE Word List
FRICTION
the rubbing of one body against another
The meaning of the word friction is the rubbing of one body against another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| impuissance | weakness |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| reverberate | reflect |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |