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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prosodythe study of versification
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
plumagethe feathers of a bird
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annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
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