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 |
|---|---|
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| throes | pang |