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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| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
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