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 |
|---|---|
| nib | bill |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |