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
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)