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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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate