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

WordMeaning
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
bulgeto jut out : swell
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
fortuitousoccurring by chance
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead