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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wry | twist |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
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| piscatorial | piscatory |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |