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
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
slanderto utter slander against : defame
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law