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
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
putrefyto make putrid
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
vendettablood feud
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on