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 |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |