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 |
|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| hardy | bold |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |