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 |
|---|---|
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| championship | designation as champion |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| garnish | decorate |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |