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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crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
aptitudeinclination
dissensiondisagreement
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper