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 |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| dominate | rule |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |