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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| wreak | bring about |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |