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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |