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
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
jibeto be in accord : agree
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow