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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|---|---|
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
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| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
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| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
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