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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| Word | Meaning |
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| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |