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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dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
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omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
florescencea state or period of flourishing
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
maledictioncurse
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obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
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