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 |
|---|---|
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |