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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| grate | grating |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| cipher | zero |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |