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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|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |