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 |
|---|---|
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| antecede | precede |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |