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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |