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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |