GRE Word List

EXERTION

the act or an instance of exerting

The meaning of the word exertion is the act or an instance of exerting.

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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
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circleta little circle
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inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
braga pompous or boastful statement
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flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo