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 |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |