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
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
forlornbereft
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation