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 |
|---|---|
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| retrench | cut down |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |