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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penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
oratorone who delivers an oration
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted