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 |
|---|---|
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| recast | to cast again |
| drab | slattern |
| noisome | noxious |
| braid | to make from braids |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |