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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pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
penchanta strong and continued inclination
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
bulgeto jut out : swell
swillwash
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
affinityrelationship by marriage