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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|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |