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 |
|---|---|
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |