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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curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
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requiema mass for the dead
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
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psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic