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 |
|---|---|
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| natal | native |
| cryptic | secret |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| actuary | clerk |