GRE Word List

TRAVAIL

work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil

The meaning of the word travail is work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil.

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WordMeaning
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
ferventvery hot : glowing
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
proletariana member of the proletariat
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water