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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| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| aptitude | inclination |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |