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 |
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| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |