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
mordantbiting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
indissolublenot dissoluble
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
sciondescendant
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand