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 |
|---|---|
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |