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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WordMeaning
droopto hang or incline downward
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
raptlifted up and carried away
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
environencircle