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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|---|---|
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| demise | death |
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