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 |
|---|---|
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| overweening | arrogant |
| gnome | maxim |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |