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 |
|---|---|
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| shack | hut |
| retrench | cut down |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |