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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pungentsharply painful
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
palliddeficient in color : wan
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
raptlifted up and carried away
blareto sound loud and strident
plightto put or give in pledge : engage