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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |