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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|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| ensconce | shelter |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
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