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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charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
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unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
repulseto drive or beat back : repel