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 |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
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| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
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