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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|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
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| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
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| rank | relative standing or position |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
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| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |