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
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots