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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WordMeaning
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
fortuitousoccurring by chance
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation