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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |