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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
