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 |
|---|---|
| outmoded | not being in style |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |