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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padrea Christian clergyman
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode