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 |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| natal | native |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |