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
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fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
clamor | noisy shouting |
glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
dire | exciting horror |
holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |