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 |
|---|---|
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |