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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |