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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| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
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