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 |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |