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 |
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alleviate | relieve |
itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |