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.
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|---|---|
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| evenhanded | fair |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| ensconce | shelter |