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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
