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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| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
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