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

WordMeaning
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
stratuma bed or layer artificially made