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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WordMeaning
commemorateto call to remembrance
wrenchto move with a violent twist
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
retainto keep in possession or use
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
engenderbeget
lopsidedleaning to one side