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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| document | proof |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |