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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| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |