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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| deify | to make a god of |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |