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 |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| raspy | harsh |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |