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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WordMeaning
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
humdrummonotonous
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action