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 |
|---|---|
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |