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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religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
gorgea narrow passage through land
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
pastea dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls