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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WordMeaning
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
confideto have confidence : trust
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert