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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curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
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outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
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inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
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