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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| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
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| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |