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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| polity | political organization |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |