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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| pitfall | trap |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |